The Doicești SMR project reached its final investment decision after three years of development. Now the caretaker prime minister who oversaw much of it is publicly questioning whether to proceed.
The Doicești SMR is Europe's most advanced such project, having reached its final investment decision.
Bolojan is contesting it publicly, even though his own party managed the project's development.
Technical experts are absent from the public debate, leaving the decision entirely to politicians.
The European Commission's spring forecast cuts Romania's GDP growth estimate from 1.1% to 0.1% — still positive, but barely above statistical noise. A stronger rebound is pencilled in for 2027.
Romania's 2026 growth forecast was cut from 1.1% to 0.1% in the Commission's spring update.
Growth remains technically positive but falls within the statistical margin of error.
A 2.3% rebound is projected for 2027, contingent on political and fiscal stability.
At the ROPEA 2026 conference, a senior EIF official warned that Europe risks losing the innovation race without accelerating private capital deployment.
EIF warns Europe is losing the innovation race without active private capital.
PE and VC funds have already brought expertise to Romanian companies.
The next step: local players must compete at a European scale.
Co-founder József Váradi reveals he walked away from a safe career at Procter & Gamble and spent his own savings before a lifesaving investment arrived.
Váradi left P&G to co-found Wizz Air, trading career security for an unproven bet.
Founders went without salaries and used personal savings to keep the company alive.
Bankruptcy was only averted after emergency funding arrived in the airline's early years.
David Mulliez, of the French family behind Auchan, Decathlon and Leroy Merlin, praises Romania's infrastructure progress and signals a long-term commitment.
The Mulliez family — Auchan, Decathlon, Leroy Merlin — ranks Romania among its top global markets.
David Mulliez highlights infrastructure and logistics improvements as key factors.
The group, with €100bn in global revenues, signals a long-term commitment to Romania.
At the ROPEA 2026 conference, the association's president argued that Romania and Central and Eastern Europe offer the best current conditions for private equity and venture capital investment.
Andrei Gemeneanu: Romania and CEE are the best current destinations for PE and VC funds.
The ROPEA 2026 conference brought together Romania's private equity and venture capital industry.
Funds active in Romania recorded significant investment volumes in 2025.